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Recognised as Colour

#5D4E55

  • #5D4E55
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D4E55 is a red with RGB values 93, 78, 85 and HSL 332°, 9%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D4E55#5D4E55
HEX#5D4E55
RGBrgb(93, 78, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3059, 0.3333
RGB percentages36.5%, 30.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(332, 8.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332, 16.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 8.6%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,114,901
CSS custom property--colour: #5D4E55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A2B1AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5155no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#525355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5F4E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8Gray · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E5D56
Analogous#5D4E5D, #5D4F4E
Triadic#555D4E, #4E555D
Split complementary#4E5D4F, #4E5D5D
Tetradic#5D5D4E, #4E5D56, #4F4E5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1B6BB
Lighter +30%#AA9AA1
Lighter +20%#937E88
Lighter +10%#79656E
Darker −10%#41373C
Darker −20%#261F22
Darker −30%#0A0809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#723954
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R93
G78
B85
Red93 (36.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue332°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5D · G 4E · B 55

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